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Welcome Figures will greet all at Lions Gate Hospital

​Creating safer spaces is a critical part of the work we do to support Indigenous clients, patients and families to feel comfortable, seen and valued. The creation of two Welcome Figures to be located at the main entrance of the new acute care tower at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) acknowledges the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) on which the hospital is built.

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New Musqueam art piece in Cancer Care Clinic

​Richmond Hospital unveiled a new art piece in its Cancer Care Clinic, created by Musqueam artist Darryl Blyth. Born and raised in Richmond, Blyth has spent his entire life in the Vancouver area, bringing a deep connection to his work.

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Hospital-level care at home launches in Lower Mainland

Patients are benefiting from convenient, safe and timely acute-level care from the comfort of their own home as the Hospital at Home (HaH) program launches in several hospitals in Vancouver.

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Healing at “home sweet home”

When offered, Rick Garcia jumped at the chance to be admitted to Vancouver General Hospital’s (VGH) new Hospital at Home program. He had already been admitted as a gastroenterology in-patient for a week.

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Record number of organ transplants bring new lease on life to B.C. residents

Annelisa Beharrell, a retired nurse from Kamloops, vividly recalls the desperate drive down to Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) as her life hung in the balance.

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Vancouver Coastal Health creates more accessible parking in Squamish

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has increased the accessible parking at Squamish General Hospital (SGH) from two to five spots, levelled the parking area, and painted a crosswalk from the parking area to the hospital.

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